An Iraqi minister warned government workers Friday against using their influence to escape the country's widespread power cuts and urged Iraqis to cut down on air conditioning as temperatures soared.
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Grid operators across the eastern half of the United States expect to have more than enough electricity to meet soaring power demand this week as consumers crank up their air conditioners to escape the summer's first heat wave.
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Governments moved closer Friday to curbing the use of chemicals commonly used as coolants in refrigerators, air conditioners, hair spray and other household items in what some say would be among their biggest climate decisions ever.
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Jack Callinan, an instructor for MBTA bus operations, pushes Larry Braman of Cambridge, Mass., out of a low-floor, fully automated electric trolley bus after a news conference announcing the introduction of the new trolley buses Friday, June 4, 2004 at the MBTA's carhouse in Cambridge, Mass. The whe

Barb Battles, 45, and Kara Battles, 21, attend the Elkhart County 4-H Fair in Goshen, Ind. Question 1: How has the recession affected you at all?Answer 1: I work in customer service at an automotive supply company. My husband, however, was laid off from a heating and air conditioning service job